Apple Watch: it's official, Apple is withdrawing two models from its American Store

Apple has just removed two Watch models from sale on its American online store. By going to the “Watch” category of thestore US, we realize that the Ultra and Series 9 are accompanied by the mention “Currently Unavailable» or «Temporarily Unavailable».

This measure was planned and expected by everyone, and follows complaints fromMassimowith regard to the apple firm.Massimoalso manufactures connected watches, and accuses Apple of havingstole patents and employees. The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) validated these accusations and took action, forcing Apple to withdraw certain Apple Watches from commerce.

Patentsrelate to the technology that provides blood oxygen data. All Apple Watches that benefit from this technology will therefore be withdrawn from sale by Uncle Sam.

Tim Cook's teams are getting ahead

Officially, theITCleft toApple until December 25 to remove watchesaffected by the measure, but the firm has taken the lead and has already removed them from its online store.Third-party sellers like Amazon are also not affected by the December 25 date.and have the right to sell their stocks, but they will not be able to make new ones while the ban is active.

Cupertino will probably appeal this decision on December 26, as reported by our colleagues at9to5mac. In the meantime,it could also be that the Biden administration vetoesat theITC, and ends the ban.

Cupertino seeks an alternative

As things stand, there is no certaintythat the watches affected by the ban can again be marketed without modification in the United States. It is stated on its website “After December 24, 2023, Apple will no longer sell Apple Watches in the United States with the ability to measure blood oxygen».

The Apple firm therefore took the lead and announced that it was exploring a modification of watchOS, which could possibly allow it to circumvent Apple's patents.Massimo.

In this case, there is no doubt that the fault lies with Apple, the anti-competitive practices it has demonstrated are not worthy of the values it continually advocates.